Rampur Mehrabਰਾਮਪੁਰ ਮੇਹਰਬ

Where is Rampur Mehrab?

Rampur Mehrab is a village in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038923, and it covers 138 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 149 people in Rampur Mehrab: 89 men and 60 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 138 hectares, the population density works out to about 108 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 674 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 46 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.84 per cent and women at 61.4 per cent. The census recorded 53 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 27, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 household industry workers and 6 cultivators on their own land. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rampur Mehrab's land. Of the village's 138 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Rampur Mehrab is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Morinda, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kanjla, Dholan Majra, Bangian and Tajpur.

What is the population of Rampur Mehrab?

The population of Rampur Mehrab was 149 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Rampur Mehrab have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rampur Mehrab has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.